What it Takes to be a Good Friend

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I would consider the second person the better friend. We all have moments when our thinking isn’t clear, we are otherwise occupied or we don’t realize how sharp our responses are – at least he called back and listened!

Faithful in terms of who we are (at our best). If you are a father, what are the qualities of being (generous, fun, firm…) that you need to live to be faithful to that role?

So despite the situation or place we find ourselves the charge I want to live and leave people with is to live faithfully to who they are at their best whether in the capacity of a friend, child of God, student, mom or whatever.

We need more people consciously committed to being their best and engaging with the best in others–faithfulness!

I see – and can honestly say that while I try to be faithful to each role I have (Mom, employee, friend, sister, daughter, manager …..) sometimes I find myself second guessing what people really want from me and changing myself to fit to their specifications. At those points I know I am the most unhappy or maybe unfulfilled, and therefore not faithful to myself and how I want to be.

It is a challenge to stay true to who I should be and not worry about what others think or want – and I try to continually remind myself that my actions will be rewarded (here and in heaven) so what other people think of me isn’t important or shouldn’t matter. (To clarify, I think this applies to those who would try to lead me to do something I know is not a faithful action to the role I occupy in their existence)

Everyone has an agenda for us (even when their intentions are good). Recognizing that, we can see the folly of trying to be something for everyone and begin to equip ourselves to be our best self without compromise.

Compromise will happen, we need to give ourselves and others mercy but the direction we’re going in is to know ourselves better and live accordingly more consistently.